7 Florence Road
Harrington Park, NJ 07640.
kevin.sharpe@tui.edu
7 August 2003.

Re: Query for Natural Morality

Dear

Science and spiritual wisdom come together in this work to produce an exploration into the nature of human existence and behavior.

A natural system of morality has evolved into humans. Rather than a deterministic code of ethics based on if-then statements, actual guides for living are ambiguous, requiring a balance of experience, thought, and reflective action. Religious practice and scripture illuminated these areas in the past. Today, science, especially social psychology, investigates this morality.

Natural Morality brings together issues such as locus of control, flow, in group-out group, reciprocity, and empathy in the light of both theoretical questions concerning the nature of morality and this researchs impact on day-to-day living. Its audience includes the general educated lay, plus students and scholars of religion and psychology.

For 35 years, I have been studying the nexus of science and spirituality. Currently, I also work in prehistoric archaeology, exploring human line markings and the evolution of language. I have published three books (Sleuthing the Divine: The Nexus of Science and Spirit; David Bohms World: New Science and New Religion; and From Science to an Adequate Mythology), have edited several more, and written many articles and academic papers. In the 1980s and 1990s, I founded, published, and edited the magazine, Science & Spirit. I began then, and continue to edit the book series, Theology and the Sciences, for Fortress Press. Five other books await publishers: Love and Happiness, Dreaming Time, In the Spirit of Happiness, Our Ancestors Touch Us, and Science of God.

I am a professor in the Graduate College of Union Institute and University, Cincinnati (a non-traditional learning-at-a-distance program, where I supervise and advise doctoral students), am a member of Harris Manchester College, Oxford University, and co-direct the Oxford Institute for Science and Spirit. My academic background includes doctorates in mathematics and in religious studies. I frequently speak at academic conferences in science and religion.

I have enclosed a SASE. However, as I travel frequently, it is best to contact me through email. A full proposal and sample chapter are available for you should you request them. Thank you for your time and interest, and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours sincerely,


Kevin Sharpe.
www.ksharpe.com